In a detailed reponse to the Scottish Government’s draft budget 2015-16, MSPs on the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee (ICI) recommend that the government consider “substantial additional funding” to roll out sustainable and active travel projects… Continue reading MSPs seek ‘substantial additional funding’ for active travel
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The government’s first ever active travel debate brings no new initiatives and no new cash! Why was this debate called? Continue reading No new cycling cash! Wednesday 7 January 2015 brings what we think is the first ever Scottish government-sponsored debate on active travel – a great development. Scotland needs a big ramping up in cycling & walking investment – but maybe we’ll at least have a wee one! Continue reading Parliament Active Travel Debate Keep yourself busy over the holiday (and after) .. We’ve a few suggestions .. Continue reading New Year Cycling Resolutions?? .. Act instead!! Eleven Edinburgh schools are getting a great Christmas present, with cars to be banned in adjacent streets at opening and closing times. Another 20 schools wrote to Santa, but sadly missed out this year… Continue reading Santa visits 11 Schools [not by car!] [Update Dec 17: Deputy 1st Minister John Swinney MSP agrees to meet Jim Eadie MSP to discuss cycle funding – see tweets & video at end below. Your emails/visits/phones to MSPs are helping – please continue!] New Scottish Government Transport Minister Derek Mackay MSP is honing his skills at skating … around a question … Continue reading New Transport Minister goes skating [Update Dec 17: Jim Eadie MSP asks Deputy 1st Minister John Swinney MSP for some of this cash to go to cycling – see tweets & video at end of our Dec 10 story. Your emails/visits/phones to MSPs are helping – please continue!] Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, John Swinney MSP, made a £5m error in his budget speech to MSPs – though by amending the draft budget he could wipe out the mistake… Continue reading £5m Budget Speech Error Something remarkable happened at the Spokes public meeting on Cycling Development in the Lothians … Continue reading Councillor flabbergasted … or … the Importance of Budgets … and … What You Can Do According to the janitor, 140-150 people attended the Spokes public meeting on Lothians cycling development… Continue reading Lothians interest – packed out meeting! |
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